Sarcobasis Sar*cob"a*sis, n.; pl. {Sarcobases}. [NL., fr. Gr.
sa`rx, sa`rkos, flesh + ? base.] (Bot.)
A fruit consisting of many dry indehiscent cells, which
contain but few seeds and cohere about a common style, as in
the mallows.
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Sarcobases — Sarcobasis Sar*cob a*sis, n.; pl. {Sarcobases}. [NL., fr. Gr. sa rx, sa rkos, flesh + ? base.] (Bot.) A fruit consisting of many dry indehiscent cells, which contain but few seeds and cohere about a common style, as in the mallows. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English